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Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
mortality), Other causes ... of respiratory failure ... Extubation to NIPPV ... Spontaneous Time (a.k.a BiLevel ... MD @nickmmark #NIVPPV
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
pneumonia vs. heart failure ... CriticalCare #BiPAP #BiLevel ... HFNC #HighFlow #NIPPV ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Differential Diagnosis by Classification ... - Severe heart failure ... exacerbation (any cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Differential Diagnosis by Classification ... bradycardia • Sinus pauses ... - Autonomic failure ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table #Causes
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hemolysis • Marrow Failure ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based algorithm ... perfusion (Heart failure ... differential #diagnosis #table
Intraabdominal hypertension is defined as elevated pressure without overt organ failure (table below).  Among critically
without overt organ failure ... (table below). ... hypertension doesn't cause ... , it may cause organ ... #IAH #Grades #Classification
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
2022-lab-advisory-CLARIFICATION-CDC_Publishes_Non-variola_Orthopoxvirus_PCR_Testing_Procedure ... should use this algorithm ... smallpox, the case ... smallpox-diagnostic-algorithm-poster ... See table below